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The Identitarian Ideas X event had been planned for Saturday, November 4th by far-right blog portal Motpol, and Spencer, a prominent activist for the so-called alt right, was set to be keynote speaker. But on Monday the organizers announced on the website of far-right publishing company Arktos that the conference had been cancelled after receiving indirect "indications from Swedish authorities" that Spencer would not be allowed in the country. The statement did not explain the nature of these alleged indications, but claimed: "The fact that our opponents fear what we have to say that they stoop to threats of travel bans and extensive sabotage to prevent peaceful conferences is a testament to the power of our message and proves that the alt-right are indeed the only true opposition to the globalist agenda." It also said that there had been "a wide-spread campaign to prevent us from hiring venues in the Stockholm area". The Local contacted Arktos and Daniel Friberg, … [Read more...] about Far-right conference with white nationalist Richard Spencer cancelled in Stockholm

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Thursday he has confidence in Scott Pruitt, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, even as the White House investigates whether a condo rental by Pruitt was ethical. FILE PHOTO: Scott Pruitt, administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, answers a question during the Concordia Summit in Manhattan, New York, U.S., September 19, 2017. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo The EPA’s ethics office suggested there still could be questions about Pruitt’s housing arrangement. Pruitt is facing a White House probe for renting a room in a high-end Washington neighborhood for $50 a night in a townhouse co-owned by the wife of energy industry lobbyist Steven Hart, who lobbies for companies regulated by the EPA. Pruitt, a vocal doubter of mainstream climate change science, also is facing criticism for frequent first-class air travel, his spending on costly items in his office, including a $43,000 … [Read more...] about Trump has confidence in Pruitt as White House probes his ethics

POLITICS 04/05/2018 12:51 pm ET Updated 0 minutes ago Twitter troll “Ricky Vaughn” had a bigger influence on the 2016 election than NBC News and the Drudge Report. Here's who he really is. By Luke O'Brien 2.6k 33 Who is Ricky Vaughn? That was one of the big questions for anyone following far-right politics during the 2016 presidential election. The Twitter troll who took his name and avatar from Charlie Sheen’s character in “Major League” was everywhere on social media, an indefatigable circulator of edgy memes and rah-rah Donald Trump boosterism. And anti-Semitism and white nationalism: Lots of it: There was no mistaking Ricky Vaughn’s influence. He had tens of thousands of followers, and his talent for blending far-right propaganda with conservative messages on Twitter made him a key disseminator of extremist views to Republican voters and a central figure in the “alt-right” white supremacist movement that … [Read more...] about Trump’s Most Influential White Nationalist Troll Is A Middlebury Grad Who Lives In Manhattan

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump fired Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin on Wednesday and nominated White House doctor Ronny Jackson to replace him in the wake of a bruising ethics scandal.A Navy rear admiral, Jackson is a surprise choice to succeed Shulkin, a former Obama administration official and the first non-veteran ever to head the VA. Trump had been considering replacements for Shulkin for weeks, but had not been known to be considering Jackson for the role.In a statement, Trump praised Jackson as “highly trained and qualified.” It was a decision that signaled that Trump chose to go with someone he knows and trusts, rather than the candidate with the longest résumé, to run a massive agency facing huge bureaucratic challenges. Jackson has served since 2013 as the physician to the president, one of the people in closest proximity to Trump day in and day out.His profile rose after he conducted a sweeping press conference about the … [Read more...] about Trump ousts David Shulkin at VA, taps White House doctor Ronny Jackson